Officials say Brown was in possession of a contraband cell phone.
The investigation is ongoing and further charges may be added.
An officer at Kilby Prison in Montgomery has been arrested on contraband charges.
Sgt. Quinton Jones and Jake – Photo from AL Dept. of Corrections The Alabama Dept. of Corrections says a contraband search late last night at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore led to a medical emergency for a Corrections K9 that was supporting the operation. Three emergency response teams were dispatched to search a dorm for contraband. During the search, the…
An Alabama corrections officer has been arrested on charges of accepting money to help smuggle forbidden items into a state prison. The Alabama Department of Corrections said Wednesday that Willie Gene McLemore, Jr. was arrested last month on charges of using his official position for financial gain. The prison system said investigators discovered evidence that McLemore had received electronic transfers…
The U.S. Marshals of the Middle District of Alabama successfully obtained federal warrants for inmates Rasheen Smith, Joshua Jackson, and Curtis Caffie on charges of promoting prison contraband. On Nov. 24, 2015, a suspicious package was intercepted by the jail staff of the Montgomery City Jail. The package was addressed to Smith, and was allegedly mailed from his attorney’s office. Smith was called…
